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News Articles by Cindy Rodriguez

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May 17, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

It's a common story among immigrants: you arrive in the US thinking you'll make some quick money, and then go home in a few months be with your family. But often months turn into years, and families ....

Families Protest High Cost Prison Calls

May 16, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

A group of inmates' families are traveling to today's MCI shareholders meeting to question executives over the high cost of calls made from New York State prisons. REPORTER: Currently, a prisoner mu....

Real ID Act Awaiting President's Signature

May 11, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

A bill to reform the way states issue drivers licenses has passed both houses of Congress and awaits the President's signature. The Real Id Act would require states to determine whether a person is ....

Real ID Act and NY's DMV

May 11, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The passage of the Real ID Act will affect all 50 states. But in New York yesterday, an effort to prohibit the issuing of driver's licenses to immigrants who cannot prove they are here legally was o....

No Drivers Licenses For Immigrants?

May 04, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Illegal immigrants are bracing for federal legislation that would deny them drivers licenses. Immigrant advocates say the bill will make the roads less safe, but supporters say it will make the nati....

City Council Committee Approves Brooklyn Rezoning

May 03, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Bloomberg administration's plan to rezone 175 blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn will likely become a reality. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports the City Council's Land Use Committee ha....

Rezoning Threatens Longtime Brooklyn Residents

April 29, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Polish immigrants in Greenpoint and Latinos in Williamsburg have maintained a presence in those Brooklyn neighborhoods despite a steady influx of new, more affluent, apartment dwellers. But the city'....

City Must Help Mentally Ill Inmates

April 20, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

A judge has ruled that the city must help mentally ill inmates released from city hospitals to transition back into their communities. In 2003 the city settled a lawsuit and agreed to provide mental....

DC Cops in NYC to Recruit Hispanics

April 18, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The Washington D.C. police department to diversify its ranks and as part of its effort to do that it's come to New York to recruit hispanics. Recruiters say in the 1990's, Washington's hispanic popu....

Decision Close About Shelter Eligibility

April 15, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city is one step closer to changing how it handles families who apply for shelter but are deemed ineligible. Currently a family found ineligible for shelter may reapply, and is given temporary s....

Topless Bar Ban Gets Boost from State Court

April 13, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The city's attempt to place tighter restrictions on topless bars and pornography shops got a boost from a state appeals court yesterday. WNYC's cindy Rodriguez reports. If an adult shops wants to re....

New Ways to Create Affordable Housing

April 13, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Finding properties to create affordable housing has always been a daunting task for the city especially now that real estate prices are soaring and old resources are drying up. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez....

NYC Stands to Lose Millions for Housing

April 08, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

A proposal by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could mean deep cuts for housing authorities across the state. New York City's Housing Authority stands to lose $166 million or abo....

NYC Children Fare Well in New Report

April 07, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

New York City children are healthier and less likely to be victims of abuse and neglect that's according to a report by a child advocacy group. But as WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports, not all communit....

Cleaners Locked-in at Bronx Supermarkets?

March 26, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Two supermarkets in the Bronx are coming under fire for allegedly locking in janitors who clean the stores overnight. A lawsuit has been initiated on behalf of three workers that used to clean the st....

Workers Suing Over Supermarket Lock-ins

March 25, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

A group of former janitors is suing two C-Town Supermarkets in the Bronx for allegedly locking them overnight. The three janitors used to clean the floors at the supermarkets. They say managers woul....

Farmers Eye New Market Warily

March 17, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

The newest Whole Foods Market to come to the city opened yesterday on the southside of Union Square. The supermarket chain specializes in organic products and this could mean stiff competition for l....

City to Reduce Funding for Mentally Ill

March 10, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Recent state budget cuts mean New York City will have to reduce funding to programs for the mentally ill by more than 3.6 million dollars. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. More than 20 programs City ....

NYC Conducts Homeless Survey

March 08, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Late last night and into this morning volunteers fanned out across the five boroughs to count the homeless on the streets. It's the third year the city has conducted the survey which is supposed to ....

No Drivers Licenses for Noncitizens

February 24, 2005

by Cindy Rodriguez

Noncitizens won't be able to get or renew a drivers license in New York now that state officials are appealing a judge's order. The Department of Motor Vehicles is reinstating its policy that requir....